Moana Party Ideas

Welcome to Motuni where everyone is a Wayfinder and adventure awaits with these Moana party ideas. Moana and her friends are super excited for your upcoming event. Dive into a world where the ocean is your friend, the Heart of Tafiti is restored, Hei Hei is having fun, and Maui has his famous hook ready to go.

Moana Party Invitations

Send invitations inviting guests to your event that has a fun saying across the top and Moana character around the sides. Seal the envelope with a tropical flower sticker for an extra fun touch.

Fun Sayings:

The Party is Calling and You Must Go
Set Sail with Moana
Welcome to Motuni
Discover the Heart of Te Fiti
Aloha, and let the adventure begin
Join the Wayfinders

Moana Party Decorations and Supplies

Use the color theme of orange, blue, yellow, and pink

Have coconut cups to serve drinks

Depending on the age of the guests, use little cocktail umbrellas for decoration

Photoshoot Backdrop - Have a tropical-themed sheet for a backdrop with color themed balloons and Moana movie character balloons with Moana, Maui, Pua, and Hei Hei

Tiki Torches - Use yellow, orange, and red tissue paper for fake flames

Gramma Tala storytelling Polynesian art blankets hanging from the wall

Hawaiian luau palm leaves - Cut out different sized leaves out of green construction paper. Then, use a small hole punch to mark two holes on the steam of each leaf. Next, use a fishing line or necklace string (should be clear) and string all the leaves together. Hang the leaves on a wall for a tropical feel or at the tops of door frames.

Grass Skirts and Leis in the place of party hats

Seashells and jars of sand as centerpieces

Music - Either play music from the Moana movies or beachy themed music

Moana Party Games and Activities

Hula Hoop Contest - Play background music and when the music begins, players must start hula hooping. If they drop before the music stops, they are out. Once there is one player left, the music stops and they win. For more difficulty, play similar to Red Light, Green Light or Musical Chairs, when players hula hoop when the music is playing and then need to stop when the music stops and then continue again when the music plays again.

Moana Karaoke

Seashell and Rock Painting - Have various sizes of seashells and rocks with paint, paint brushes, and glitter for decoration

Totem Pole Craft - Have the guests create and decorate their own totem pole out of construction paper, markers, stickers, and glitter glue

Pin the Tail on Pua - Play similar to Pin the Tail on the Donkey, but use a cutout of the the pig, Pua from Moana

Coconut Bowling - On normal plastic bowling pins, create or print out faces of the Kakamora (anthropomorphic coconut tribe from the movie) and attach them to the bowling pins. For the bowling ball, either use a real coconut or a ball that looks like a coconut.

Sandcastle Building - If you have access to sand, let the guests play in the sand and build sandcastles.

Play the Moana soundtrack and have the guests dance while the music is playing and then they need to “freeze” (stop dancing and stay still) when the music pauses.

Moana Themed Charades - Play charades of the Moana characters and top moments from the movies.

Palm Tree Ring Toss - Use mini inflatable palm trees and then the players ross rings around the trunks for points. Set up a point system where players get 3 points for getting the ring around the palm tree, 2 points for if the ring touches the palm tree when it stops, and 1 point if the ring touches the palm tree when throwing, but does not land on the tree.

Maui Hook Toss - Lay out multiple hula hoops on the ground each worth a different amount of points based on the level of difficulty (size and distance). Then, using foam or plastic Maui’s Hooks, the players toss the hook at the various hula hoops.

Canoe Voyage Race - Have the guests build cardboard or newspaper boats and in a kiddie pool or large bucket, let the canoes set sail and float around the water.

Motunui Island Limbo - Play a game of Limbo with music playing from the Moana movies, using a bamboo stick for the pole and decorations of colorful flowers.

Heart of Tafiti Treasure Hunt - Set up a treasure hunt that ends with finding the Heart of Tafiti and the reward is cake/dessert.

Moana Movie or Storytime - After the main party games, watch the movie or read a story of Moana when the guests are waiting to be picked up.

Moana Party Food and Drink Ideas

Tafiti Fruit Salad - Combine berries, kiwi, bananas, grapes, and pineapple

Tropical Fruit Kabobs - On skewers add pieces of pineapple, mango, strawberries, blueberries, and kiwi
Kakamora Coconut Shrimp

Moana Seashell Pasta - Make pasta salad with small shell-shaped pasta, colorful bell peppers, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, feta cheese, and vinaigrette salad dressing

Hei Hei Chicken Skewers

Pua Pizza - Make a Hawaiian pizza with ham, pineapple, and cheese

Tropical Fruit Smoothies - Either make one or two predetermined fruit smoothies or have a fruit bar where guests can request to have a custom fruit smoothie